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New York Times:
Google and Facebook say they will ban fake news sites from using their advertising networks as misinformation spreads online — Over the last week, two of the world's biggest internet companies have faced mounting criticism over how fake news on their sites may have influenced the presidential election's outcome.
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Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed:
Sources: Facebook staffers form unofficial task force to review company's role in promoting fake news, challenge Zuckerberg's dismissal of concerns — The group is hoping to challenge the position by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that the platform has no responsibility to address the issue following the election of Donald Trump.
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Michael Nunez / Gizmodo:
Source: Facebook shelved an update that would have identified fake news stories because it would disproportionately affect right-wing news sites — It's no secret that Facebook has a fake news problem. Critics have accused the social network of allowing false and hoax news stories to run rampant …
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Will Oremus / Slate:
Facebook disputes Gizmodo report: “We did not build and withhold any News Feed changes based on their potential impact on any one political party”
Facebook disputes Gizmodo report: “We did not build and withhold any News Feed changes based on their potential impact on any one political party”
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New York Times:
On election night Breitbart's Facebook page had more engagement than CNN, Fox News, and the NYT; ex-spokesman says it's closest thing US has to state-run media — There is talk of Breitbart bureaus opening in Paris, Berlin and Cairo, spots where the populist right is on the rise.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Steve Bannon, former executive chairman of Breitbart News, is named chief strategist and counselor for Trump's White House — President-elect Donald Trump has not only named Reince Priebus as his White House Chief of Staff, he has also confirmed that Steve Bannon will be named as his senior counselor.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Longtime PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill, co-host of PBS' NewsHour and moderator of Washington Week, has died at 61 — Gwen Ifill, the longtime PBS news anchor who had served as a co-host of the “PBS NewsHour” and as moderator of “Washington Week,” has died after a battle with cancer, PBS has confirmed.
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Dan Abrams / Mediaite:
After a three-year hiatus from news, Nikki Finke is joining Mediaite as a senior columnist starting in Jan. 2017, won't cover entertainment due to non-compete — I am thrilled to announce today that award-winning journalist, media entrepreneur and Internet publisher Nikki Finke is returning to the news business.
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
WSJ Editor-in-Chief Gerard Baker says the paper's reformatted print edition, that debuted Monday, was a response to a new era of lower print ad revenues — Editor-in-chief Gerard Baker says the paper, which confronted a 21 percent decrease in advertising revenue in the most recent quarter, is trying to attract subscribers.
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Since Trump's victory on November 8, Atlantic sees 160% boost in subscriptions and NYT gets four times more print and digital sign-ups than usual — ProPublica, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and others say that they've seen an increase in interest from readers.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Veteran journalist Jon Ralston is launching non-profit news site, The Nevada Independent, in early 2017, says it will cover politics, government, and business — Veteran Nevada journalist Jon Ralston is launching an independent news site called The Nevada Independent.
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Freedom House:
67% of internet users live where criticism of the government, military, or ruling family is subject to censorship, as penalties for social media offenses worsen — Internet freedom around the world declined in 2016 for the sixth consecutive year. Two-thirds of all internet users …
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Poynter:
Brian Stelter, Margaret Sullivan, Ken Doctor, and others on how the media missed the wave of support for Trump, and what comes next for journalism — Coastal bias. Over-reliance on polling. Too few reporters talking to red state voters. — Those are just a few factors that played …